Humboldt County Public Health did not issue an exact case count today, citing short staffing and high number of positive cases over the weekend as reasons it won’t release a full case tally until tomorrow. Public Health estimates that more than 90 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday’s report, but said the county’s recent […]
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Public Health Confirms Record 69 New COVID-19 Cases, Four New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 69 new COVID-19 cases today — the county’s highest single-day count to date — while also reporting four new hospitalizations amid growing fears of the Delta variant’s spread. Today’s cases — making 217 this week, the highest weekly tally since the post-holiday surge in January — were reported after laboratories […]
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HumCo Confirms 21 New COVID Cases, Tops 5,000
Humboldt County’s COVID-19 case count has topped 5,000 cases as Public Health confirmed 21 new COVID cases today, bringing the countywide total to 5,010. Today’s positive cases come after laboratories processed 342 samples. According to a state database, 15 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including four under intensive care. Days after Humboldt County […]
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Public Health Confirms 18 New COVID Cases, One Hospitalization
Humboldt County Public Health has confirmed 18 new COVID-19 cases and one new hospitalization of a person in their 60s, bringing the countywide total to 4,989. Today’s results come after laboratories processed 62 samples. According to a state database, 16 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including four under intensive care. In a press […]
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Public Health Confirms 74 New COVID-19 Cases Since Friday, Three New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 74 new COVID-19 cases and three new hospitalizations since Friday. Today’s cases — which follow 169 confirmed last week and 84 confirmed the week before — come after laboratories processed 764 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9.7 percent. According to a state database, 15 […]
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County Recommends Masking in All Indoor Public Spaces
Humboldt County Public Health is recommending that everyone once again mask in public, indoor spaces amid a rise in spread of the Delta variant. Humboldt now joins 25 other California counties in making the recommendation, while Los Angeles County has gone a step further and re-imposed its mask mandate as it faces renewed concerns about […]
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Public Health Confirms 44 New COVID-19 Cases, Capping County’s Worst Week Since January
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 44 new COVID-19 cases today — making 169 for the week, the highest weekly tally since late January and a more than doubling of last week’s total of 84. It’s the highest single-day total since mid-May. One new hospitalization was also reported today and, according to a state database, 13 […]
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HumCo Confirms 29 New COVID-19 Cases as Test-Positivity Rate Continues Upward Trend
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 29 new COVID-19 cases today — making 125 so far this week. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed after laboratories processed 186 samples with a test positivity rate of 15.6 percent. Statewide, […]
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Hoffman Warns Delta Variant is Infecting the Fully Vaccinated
Humboldt County Health Officer Ian Hoffman said during a press conference yesterday the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant is circulating in Humboldt County, warning there’s growing evidence it can spread among fully vaccinated individuals. Indications that the variant can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people is reason for pause, Hoffman said, as data indicated previous […]
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Public Health Confirms 27 New COVID-19 Cases, Two New Hospitalizations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 27 new COVID-19 cases today — making 96 so far this week — as well as two new hospitalizations. Today’s cases — which come after the county confirmed 84 new cases last week amid a recent surge in virus activity — were confirmed after laboratories processed 106 samples with a […]
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Public Health Confirms 46 New COVID-19 Cases as Test-positivity Rate Continues to Rise
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that it has confirmed 46 new COVID-19 since Friday, as well as a new hospitalization, as local infection rates continue to climb. The cases announced today, which came after a total of 84 new cases were confirmed last week, were reported after laboratories processed 345 samples with a test-positivity […]
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Public Health Confirms 19 New COVID-19 Cases, Rural Health Officers Call for Vaccinations
Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 19 new COVID-19 cases today — making 84 this week — after laboratories processed 210 samples with a test-positivity rate of 9 percent. For the second consecutive day this week, no new hospitalizations were reported. According to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 locally, including two under […]